Battle of Damour

Battle of Damour
Part of the Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II

The broken bridge at the mouth of the Damour river
Date5–9 July 1941
Location
Damour, French Lebanon
Result Australian victory
Belligerents
 Australia

 Vichy France

Commanders and leaders
Arthur Samuel Allen Henri Dentz

The Battle of Damour (5–9 July 1941) was the final major operation of the Australian forces during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II.

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